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    DSLRs used with Broadcasting

    A friend of mine posed an interesting question the other day. He ask if it's possible to live stream with a DSLR. I had no clue what the answer was, so like always, I Googled it. I found an interesting answer. http://www.learnwebvideo.net/broadca...ith-your-dslr/

    I haven't found much else as far as answers go. I'm wondering if you all would happen to have any answers. I figure it's not something that can be done because of the encoding on the video that's shot. Are there any non-standard (standard meaning: http://www.matthartley.com/wp-conten...For_Ubuntu.jpg) webcams that can be used to shoot with?

    I've seen some of the GFQ setup and it looks interesting. Are there many benefits to using that non-standard webcams? Drawbacks?

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    Great Question Denzel. I have tried this before in the past with the Canon 5d Mark II . We hooked it up to our Black Magic Intensity Pro capture card.

    I would not recommend making this a permanent setup. If you are looking to go with something other then a webcam I would suggest going with the Canon HF G10

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    Thanks for the advice, Andrew.

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    Also look at the Canon HV40, I personally think it has better image quality than the HF-G10

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    If your goal is shallow depth of filed, the announced Blackmagic Digital Cinema Camera looks interesting.
    It has Thunderbolt out live so it may need need a Video I/O on a Thunderbolt computer.
    It also has professional HD-SDI out.
    Unlike most DSLR which have issues with clean HD out of HDMI, you're getting 1920x1080 out.
    It has 1/4" balanced audio ins (Mic/Line switchable) if you want to use audio through it.
    Supposedly out in July and the announced list is $2995.

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    @Joedemax I can tell you first hand that the HF-G10 is a better camera then the HV40.

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    @cseeman I am really considering getting this. I would like to see more hands on reviews before I buy with that said its still really cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewzarian View Post
    @cseeman I am really considering getting this. I would like to see more hands on reviews before I buy with that said its still really cool.
    Of course at the moment they're all preproduction model reviews. There's quite a few of them online though. Obviously Blackmagic is doing a big marketing push that way.

    In terms of the "unique" plus minus I see so far:
    Battery is only good for about 90 minutes so for longer streams it'll need a power source. Internal battery can't be removed.
    Thunderbolt port can obviate the need for a Video I/O box. That's a big convenience in many cases.
    I want to know if it can record internally while passing video through Thunderbolt at the same time. There are times when having a camera iso can be useful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Denzel View Post
    A friend of mine posed an interesting question the other day. He ask if it's possible to live stream with a DSLR.
    Yes.

    You can use SparkoCam: http://sparkosoft.com/sparkocam
    Review of SparkoCam (read comments): http://www.mgraves.org/2013/10/webca...non-rebel-xsi/

    Nikon options:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Denzel View Post
    A friend of mine posed an interesting question the other day. He ask if it's possible to live stream with a DSLR. I had no clue what the answer was, so like always, I Googled it. I found an interesting answer. http://www.learnwebvideo.net/broadca...ith-your-dslr/

    I haven't found much else as far as answers go. I'm wondering if you all would happen to have any answers. I figure it's not something that can be done because of the encoding on the video that's shot. Are there any non-standard (standard meaning: http://www.matthartley.com/wp-conten...For_Ubuntu.jpg) webcams that can be used to shoot with?

    I've seen some of the GFQ setup and it looks interesting. Are there many benefits to using that non-standard webcams? Drawbacks?
    Like everyone is saying, avoid DSLRs for broadcasting, but these guys use 4 DSLRs with a BlackMagic Atem TV switcher (scrub video towards the end).


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